The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team has climbed to No. 19 in the D2Baseball.com poll released this week and will put its new national ranking on the line in this weekend’s three-game series at Tech Field against No. 17/18 Southern Arkansas.

First pitch from Tech Field is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, while Sunday’s doubleheader begins at noon. The games were originally scheduled for today and Saturday, but inclement weather forced officials to move the games to Saturday and Sunday.

The Wonder Boys, also ranked at No. 25 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll, enter the weekend with a 23-8 overall record and a 10-2 mark in the Great American Conference. After sweeping a three-game set at Arkansas-Monticello last weekend, ATU split a mid-week pair with William Carey and West Alabama.

Arkansas Tech’s only two losses in conference play came at the hands of Southeastern Oklahoma two weeks ago, as the Savage Storm took two of three from the Wonder Boys at Tech Field. However, the Wonder Boys have picked up nonconference wins over Ouachita Baptist and Harding.

Meanwhile, the Muleriders enter the weekend with a 19-9 record and a 12-3 mark in GAC play. After sweeping early-season series over Southwestern Oklahoma and Northwestern Oklahoma, SAU has taken two of three in its past three series against Ouachita Baptist, Henderson State and Harding.

After this weekend’s three-game set, ATU hits the road for a three-game series at Southwestern Oklahoma and will return to Tech Field on April 5 for a three-game set against Northwestern Oklahoma.

Saturday’s game will be broadcast on KWKK 100.9 FM, while Sunday’s doubleheader will be broadcast on KCAB 980 AM. The games will also be broadcast online at athletics.atu.edu.